Causes And Effects Of The Salem Witch Trials

For example, the Salem witch hunt trials began in 1692 in the springtime, when young girls in Salem village, Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several other people of witchcraft. Then it just spread throughout Massachusetts. So then the court convened in Salem to hear the case and whoever was convicted was hanged. Then ever more people, some of them children, were accused of witchcraft. The Massachusetts General Court later annulled guilty charges against accused witches and granted indemnities to their families and community. The painful legacy of Salem Witch Trials would endure for centuries.

The Salem Witch Trials, also know as the Salem Witchcraft Trials were legal proceedings which took place of course in the Salem Village of Massachusetts. These trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in the village, claimed to be possessed by the devil accusing several local women of practicing the craft. Victims were prosecuted and executed for reputedly practicing witchcraft, when little to no evidence of the act itself existed. This historical period resulted in twenty people, mostly women, being hung for black magic conspiracies. Neighbors accused neighbors; even church members accused other church members of witchcraft. Others were accused, but fled the area before they could be arrested. During this time

The myths surrounding the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 spike the interest of historians and non-academics alike. These trials have been the concern of different historical articles, novels, plays, films, and even religious debates. One issue that is certain, is the hysteria of the community overwhelmed Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693. A particular primary source, “Accounts of the Salem Witchcraft Trials (1693)” by Cotton Mather, suggests that the actions brought forth provided proof of satanic work. Even though Mather was a contemporary observer, Mather fails to analyze the importance of the real contemporary issues displayed during the time of the trials. Furthermore, historian Kyle Koehler, takes a different approach in his review,

The Salem Witch Trials began during the spring of 1692 after a group of young girls in Salem Village, MA, said they were being possessed by the devil and accused local women of witchcraft. With chaos running around the village, the special court began taking on cases. Bridget Bishop, the first convicted witch, was hung that June month. Many people of the Salem community had major consequences including death and harrassment. Belief that the devil could give certain humans, or witches, power to harm others in return for their loyalty emerged throughout europe as early as the 14th century. All of this chaos and phenomenon led to a pointing fingers game of who is guilty. Chaos also brought up the question of why it happened, malice, spite, or

Devastation come in all shapes and forms. Whether it is a hurricane that has destroyed a whole city or a plague that’s whipped out a whole country. In today’s society, we are able to track a hurricane and evacuate all nearby populaces before it arrives and a plague is highly unlikely due to our modern medicines, many different vaccines that have been and still are being created. However, in Salem Massachusetts, a devastation occurred that was unprecedented. It was not a hurricane or even a plague that had killed innocent people, but a group of girls. Could this have been prevented and lives saved? This paper will discuss the events that occurred in Salem in 1692 and the impact it had on the community.

In 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, hysteria broke out throughout the town in an event that later became known as the Salem Witch Trials. They were the largest account of witch hangings ever in America, as 20 women and men were put to death for being accused of practicing witchcraft. Historians have been debating about how these trials were caused. The frenzy in Salem happened because at first, young girls were afraid of punishment and wanted to avoid it so they blamed older women and accused them of being witches. These accusations began to spiral out of control when the religion of the town supported the allegations, which causes paranoia and panic to spread throughout Salem, which blinded the townspeople from clues revealing that the

Confidence in the supernatural–and particularly in the demon's practice of giving certain people (witches) the ability to mischief others as an exchange for their loyalty–had rose in Europe as promptly as the fourteenth century, and was across the board in frontier New England. What's more, the brutal substances of life in the rustic Puritan group of Salem Village (present-day Danvers, Massachusetts) at the time incorporated the delayed consequences of a British war with France in the American settlements in 1689, a late smallpox scourge, reasons for alarm of assaults from neighboring Native American tribes and a longstanding contention with the more prosperous group of Salem Town (present-day Salem). Betwixt these stewing strains, the Salem witch trials might be energized by occupants' suspicions of and disdain to their neighbors, and their alarm of outsiders.

Two hundred people were accused and twenty were executed between the years of 1692-1693 in Salem, Massachusetts due to suspicion of witchcraft. Although most, if not all of these people were falsely accused this act by the court could’ve ended up a good thing in Salem in the future. The Salem witch trials affected Salem positively and negatively. The unfortunate event helped positively towards the government because it separated law and church, but had a negative effect on the church making them lose credibility, and a clear negative effect on the people of Salem that died and were accused.

Belief in the devil’s practice of giving certain humans, witches, the power to harm others in return for their loyalty to him–had emerged in Europe as early as the 14th century, and had spread all throughout colonial New England. In addition, the harsh realities of life in the rural Puritan community of Salem Village at the time included the after-effects of a British war with France in the American colonies in 1689, a recent smallpox epidemic, fears of attacks from neighboring Native American tribes. As well as. longstanding rivalry with the more wealthy community of Salem Town which to is present-day Salem, New York. Surrounded by these heated tensions, the Salem witch trials would be fueled by the communities ' suspicions of Andre resentment toward their neighbors, as well as their fear of outsiders.

In the year (1692) witch trials held the Salem area hostage people were terrified. People of

Life in the New England colonies during the 1600’s proved to be harsh with the constant fear of Native American attacks, scarce food, freezing winters, and conflicting opinions about religion. From this perpetual state of distress, the Salem Witch Trials were birthed, causing a wave of hysteria in Salem Village and Salem Town. Though the exact day and month is uncertain, historians can claim that the trials emerged in early 1692 and came to a close in 1693. The Salem Witch Trials started in 1692 with more than one hundred fifty people being accused of practicing witchcraft, and the trials finally ended with the courts declaring there was no evidence in the cases being tried, and the Governor stopped the trials because his wife was accused.

In 1692, in Massachusetts Bay Colony town of Salem Village there were many contributing factors to the execution of fourteen women, five men, and two dogs. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. It began as a few girls being accused of witchcraft, then slowly and more progressively it was many people that were being accused. The first few started it out of boredom, then it gout out of hand. The process of identifying witches began with suspicions or rumours.

The Salem Witch Trials affected the city greatly and caused a division between the people. Cotton Mather wanted to do something right for the city; he wanted to restore all that was lost. He hoped that by his book could bring a stronger unity to the community. In doing so, he shined the light on the people about the devil and his existence to truly kill, steal, and destroy. The people needed to recognize how disturbed and displeased the devil was once they arrived to this land. Mather stressed on the fact that the devil was making sure any form of religious beliefs of groups didn’t threaten his territory. Therefore, Satan began a battle with the people of New England and Mather wanted to inform them about the wicked spirit that was roaming

During the late 17th century, a storm of mass hysteria and panic fell upon the small town of Salem Village, Massachusetts. A group of young girls became afflicted with fits and when they were diagnosed of being bewitched, it shook the town. The girls started flinging accusations at local women for witchcraft, claiming the fits were due to being possessed by the devil. This was the start of the infamous Salem Witch Trials and the end of several innocent lives.

We chose our topic by recalling the conflicts or arguments we have experienced or heard of recently. After we exchanged our experiences, we realized that many conflicts that happened in these years always started with rumors and blind assumptions, and the tension and drama would normally ended as time goes on. We want to build a project that can make people realize the issue and consequences of the prevalence of drama and unnecessary fear, and the conclusion as well as the goal we made about the causes and concepts of conflicts helped us connect the theme to our topic, the Salem Witch Trials, which was a perfect illustration for the conflicts started with rumors and fear, but ultimately ended fast when people lost the interest to the topic.